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Torus knots that cannot be untied by twisting

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We give a necessary condition for a torus knot to be untied by a single twisting. By using this result, we give infinitely many torus knots that cannot be untied by a single twisting.

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@article{arxiv.math/0102208,
  title  = {Torus knots that cannot be untied by twisting},
  author = {Mohamed Ait Nouh and Akira Yasuhara},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0102208},
  year   = {2007}
}

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LaTeX, 12 pages, to appear in Revista Matem\'{a}tica Complutense